00:00I don't know if you saw this one coming. The president decided to go with Ken Paxton.
00:04Is it over for John Cornyn? Certainly a shot in the arm for Ken Paxton. I wasn't sure if this
00:11endorsement was ever going to come because President Trump weeks ago had teased an endorsement
00:16in the Texas race and it never came. So I'm a little bit, I guess, surprised by maybe the late
00:22timing of this. It does underscore the White House's confidence that Paxton is probably going
00:27to win the runoff. Trump does not take a whole lot of risks when he makes endorsements. But it also
00:33underscores, I think, a confidence among the Trump White House that Paxton can hold the seat in
00:39November against a determined Democratic opponent and state rep, James Telerico. It was very well
00:45funded. Democrats have not won a Senate race in Texas since 1988 and I think the Trump White House
00:50is betting that Paxton can continue that streak.
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